Complete Consideration of H.Res. 72 - Directing certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from agencies of the Federal Government, particularly with respect to their effect on jobs and economic growth (Rep. Sessions – Rules) H.Res. 72 directs 10 House committees to review regulations issued by federal agencies and examine their effects on the economy, which is already within the rights and jurisdiction of each of these committees.

The following committees are left to complete general debate: Judiciary (1 hour), Education and Workforce (30 minutes), Agriculture (1 hour), Oversight and Government Reform (1 hour). The Rule also provided for 30 minutes of Leadership time equally divided between the Majority and Minority Leaders.

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"An already wobbly week for House Republicans turned chaotic Thursday as their unruly new majority flatly rejected a spending plan crafted by House leaders, saying its cuts fell far short of fulfilling a campaign pledge to slice $100 billion from federal programs...The uprising exposed serious divisions among Republicans bent on reducing the size of government, the defining issue of the campaign that swept them back into power in the House this fall."